Tie for wire fencing.



N0. 799,921. I PATENTED SEPT. 19, 1905. J. J. MORSE.

TIE FOR WIRE FENCING.

APPLIUATION FILED FEB. 2'1. 1905.

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UNITED STATES JOHN J. MORSE, OF ADRIAN, MICHIGAN.

TIE FOR WIRE FENCING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 19, 1905.

Application filed February 27, 1905. Serial No. 247,482.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN J. MORSE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ties for WVire Fencing; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a knot or tie for wire fencing; and it consists in the peculiar formation hereinafter set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to provide a tie for uniting the crossed strands of a wire fencing or fabric of such shape as to enable it to be readily driven in suitable dies to form it around said wires and firmly join said strands at their point of intersection, said tie being of compact formation, requiring but a comparatively short length of wire to form it.

The above object is attained by the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie in- Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an end elevation. Fig. 5 is an inverted plan.

Referring to the characters of reference, 1 designates the longitudinal or strand wire and 2 the cross or stay wire of the fencing, which are crimped at their point of crossing, as shown at3 in Fig. 1, to prevent lateral dis placement, as is common.

The tie-wire which unites the crossed strands of the fabric is preferably in the form of a staple which is driven into place upon the rear of the staywire leg 5 is directed upwardly over the strand-wire, as shown at 7 its terminal portion 8 curving across the strand-wire diagonally and entering between the inner side of leg 6' and the strand-wire between the stay-.

wire and the loop end of the tie. The leg 6 after passing in the rear of the stay-wire is directed under the strand-wire beyond said stay-wire, as shown at 9, its terminal portion being formed into an eye 10 around the strandwire, which crosses said strand-wire obliquely and stands approximately parallel with the terminal portion 8 of leg 5.

It will be noted that the terminal portions of the legs cross the strand-wire from the same side and extend in the same direction and that .said terminal portion do not cross each other nor conflict in any way during the operation of forming the tie, an arrangement which reduces the frictional resistance in driving the staple to the minimum, at the same time producing a tie which firmly unites the strands of wire and securely fastens itself in position thereon without leaving any protruding' ends.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the crossed strand and stay wires, of the tie in the form of a staple having its loop end crossing the strand-wire, its legs passing in the rear of the stay-wire, the terminal of one leg passing upwardly and diagonally across the strand and stay wires in the direction of said loop, the end portion of said leg bending downwardly between the side of the opposite leg and the strand-wire, the terminal of said opposite leg passing under the strand-.wire

and formed into an embracing-eye around said wire, said eye standing obliquely across the strand-wire approximately parallel with the terminal of said first-mentioned leg.

2. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the strand and stay wires crimped at their point of crossing, of a tie-wire comprising a staple, having its loop end crossing the strand-wire at one side of the stay-wire, its legs passing in the rear of the stay-wire, one leg curving upwardly and backwardly toward theloop end of the staple, crossing the strand and stay wires obliquely, the other end of the staple passing under the strand wire and curving backwardly' thereover to form an embracing-eye whose terminal portion stands in the plane of that part passing under the strand-wire and approximately parallel to the curved terminal portion of the first-mentioned leg.

3. In a tie for wire fencing, the combination with the strand and stay wires crimped at,

,their point of crossing, of atie-Wire comprisleg and crossing under or in the rear of both ing a staple having its loop end crossing the the stay and strand Wires obliquely thereto,

strand-Wire at one side of the staywire, one the end portion of said last-mentioned leg leg of the staple passing in the rear ofthe being formed into an eye around the strand- 5 5 stay-Wire and curving upwardly and rear- Wire which crosses said Wire obliquely.

wardly over the strand-Wire at the point of In testimony whereof I sign this specificaorossing of said strand and stay Wires, the tion in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

extreme end of said leg being bent doWn JOHN J. MORSE. Wardly into the angle between said Wires, the l/Vitnesses: IO other leg of the staple passing around the HENRY R. JEWELL,

downwardly-bent end of said first-mentioned LEVI AUOHAMPAUGH. 

